Oct. 19, 2022 /
![Senate Committee Advances Bills to Address Creek, Stream Maintenance, Say Owlett, Pickett]()
HARRISBURG – With the 2021-22 Legislative Session winding down, Reps. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) and Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna) are encouraged by Senate committee passage of several bills in the creeks and streams maintenance package they have been working on for the past year.
Oct. 18, 2022 /
![Grove: Chester County Secures Drop Boxes, State Should Follow Suit]()
HARRISBURG – In response to the Chester County Board of Elections agreeing to use improved mail-in ballot drop box policies, Rep. Seth Grove (R-Dover), chairman of the House State Government Committee, issued the following statement:
Oct. 18, 2022 /
![Gregory Bill Would Require Filter on Children’s Mobile Devices]()
HARRISBURG – A newly-introduced bill from Rep. Jim Gregory (R-Blair) would require new smartphones and tablets activated in Pennsylvania to have a filter enabled to prevent children from accessing pornography online.
Oct. 17, 2022 /
![Flood to Host PHEAA Seminar]()
WHAT: Rep. Ann Flood (R-Northampton) is hosting a Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Authority (PHEAA) seminar regarding higher education. Attendees will receive information on higher education and financial planning.
Oct. 14, 2022 /
![Polinchock to Host State House Majority Policy Committee Hearing on Taking Action to Prevent Crime]()
WHAT: Rep. Todd Polinchock (R-Bucks) will be hosting a state House Majority Policy Committee hearing on reducing crime. The theme of the hearing, “It Stops Here: Taking Action to Protect Pennsylvania from Increasing Crime,” will focus on solutions to improve public safety in Bucks County and across the state.
Oct. 14, 2022 /
![Farry Receives RCPA Legislative Leadership Award]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Frank Farry (R-Bucks) yesterday accepted the Rehabilitation and Community Providers Association (RCPA) Legislative Leadership Award for his continued legislative commitment to human services.
Oct. 14, 2022 /
![Ryan Bill Would Compensate Those Exonerated After Wrongful Felony Convictions]()
HARRISBURG – The House Judiciary Committee held a public hearing Wednesday on a bill sponsored by Rep. Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon), which would streamline the process for individuals wrongly convicted of felony crimes and incarcerated to seek compensation.
Oct. 12, 2022 /
![Grove Responds to Chapman Ignoring U.S. Supreme Court Ruling]()
HARRISBURG – In response to Acting Pennsylvania Secretary of State Leigh Chapman decision to not follow the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on undated ballots, Rep. Seth Grove (R-York), chairman of the House State Government Committee, issued the following statement:
Oct. 12, 2022 /
![Bonner, Wentling Co-Host Hearing on Pennsylvania’s EMS Crisis]()
GROVE CITY – The emergency medical services (EMS) crisis is sweeping the Commonwealth. Reps. Tim Bonner (R-Mercer/Butler) and Parke Wentling (R-Crawford/Erie/Lawrence/Mercer) brought emergency responders and health care professionals together to testify before the House Majority Policy Committee on the issues they face.
Oct. 10, 2022 /
![PA House Majority Leader Offers Condolences Following Death of State Rep. Tony DeLuca]()
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) issued the following statement of condolence following the death of state Rep. Tony DeLuca (D-Allegheny): “I am saddened over the news of the passing of my friend, Rep. Tony DeLuca. In the years we served together in the Pennsylvania House, I always enjoyed his light-hearted manner and respected his thoughtful approach to legislating."
Oct. 10, 2022 /
![DeLuca’s Legacy Lives on in House, Speaker Says]()
HARRISBURG – Speaker of the House Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) issued the following statement upon learning of the passing of Rep. Tony DeLuca (D-Allegheny): “Our chamber will not be the same when we reconvene for session. Rep. DeLuca was not just our longest serving current member, but one of the most revered and respected by his colleagues and all Pennsylvanians.
Oct. 07, 2022 /
![Bonner, Wentling to Host House Majority Policy Committee Hearing Regarding Pennsylvania’s EMS Crisis]()
WHAT: Reps. Tim Bonner (R-Mercer/Butler) and Parke Wentling (R-Mercer/Crawford/Erie/Lawrence) will host the House Majority Policy Committee for a hearing on the EMS crisis Pennsylvania is facing. The committee will receive testimony concerning funding problems, staffing shortages, delayed response times, quality of care issues and the future path of the ambulance service in Pennsylvania.
Oct. 04, 2022 /
![Struzzi Appointed to Assist with Examination of Delivery of Services to At-Risk Pennsylvanians]()
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Jim Struzzi (R-Indiana) is now a member of the Legislative Task Force and Advisory Committee on the Delivery of State Services Relating to Autism, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. The appointment was made by Speaker of the House Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster).
Oct. 01, 2022 / Press Release
![Speaker Recognizes Chief Justice Baer’s Commitment to Integrity]()
HARRISBURG – Speaker of the House Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) issued the following statement upon learning of the passing of Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court Max Baer.
Oct. 01, 2022 / Press Release
![PA House Majority Leader Offers Condolences Following Death of PA Chief Justice Max Baer]()
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) issued the following statement of condolence following the death of Pennsylvania Supreme Court Chief Justice Max Baer.
Oct. 01, 2022 / Press Release
![Bernstine’s Markie’s Law Legislation Vetoed by Governor]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation sponsored by Rep. Aaron Bernstine (R-Beaver/Butler/Lawrence) that would focus on the parole process for violent offenders was vetoed today by Gov. Tom Wolf.
Sep. 30, 2022 /
![House Select Committee on Restoring Law and Order’s First Hearings Probe Sources of Philadelphia’s Crime Crisis]()
HARRISBURG – The members of the House Select Committee on Restoring Order who attended the committee’s first two hearings released the following statements Friday:
Sep. 28, 2022 /
![Pennsylvania House Select Committee on Restoring Law and Order to Hold Hearings in Philadelphia]()
WHAT: Hearings being held by the Pennsylvania House Select Committee on Restoring Law and Order.
Sep. 27, 2022 /
![Quinn’s Open Primary Bill Set for Committee Vote]()
HARRISBURG – The House State Government Committee announced on Tuesday that a vote has been scheduled for Oct. 26 on House Bill 1369, which would open Pennsylvania primary elections to independent voters.
Sep. 26, 2022 /
![Mercuri, Nelson and Williams to Participate in Consumer Data Privacy Event]()
HARRISBURG – Reps. Rob Mercuri (R-Allegheny), Napoleon Nelson (D-Montgomery) and Craig Williams (R- Chester/Delaware) announced they will be the speakers at “Pennsylvania: The Next State Consumer Privacy Law?” to discuss the proposed Pennsylvania Consumer Data Privacy Act (House Bill 2202), a bill Mercuri is championing, and whether Pennsylvania will become the sixth state to adopt a consumer privacy bill.